Belichick said: "When Hogan breaks out, Hal is kinda working over
the top here, and I think he's anticipating that the corner will
come down and trap this and take the receiver."

Belichick said that after the play, the Patriots, specifically
McDaniels, caught Hal and Joseph talking after the play.

"Josh McDaniels did a great job of picking this up and seeing
this," Belichick said. "I think Hal was telling Joseph that 'The
next time time they do this, then you're gonna trap, I'm gonna go
over the top,' and all that."

The Patriots then ran the same play, with Hogan in the slot, and
Brandin Cooks on the outside. However, they made an adjustment to
Hogan's route. As Hogan began to hook in, sure enough, Joseph
came off Cooks to cut off Hogan, while Hal played deep, ready to
cover Cooks.

As the defenders began shifting, Hogan then cut back to the
deep-middle where the field was wide open.

"Rather than waiting until this play gets broken up, and then
coming back to make the adjustment, Josh had the foresight - and
this is really a great coaching move by Josh and the offensive
staff - is to put in the out-and-go ... Nobody's on Hogan on the
middle route."

Here's the breakdown:

Hogan ended up scoring the touchdown, and the Patriots took a
14-10 lead.